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Compactor Systems and Methods for Compacting a Mass

a technology of compactors and mass, applied in the direction of separation processes, filtration separation, manufacturing tools, etc., can solve the problems of limited dewatering capability, limited permissible compaction force, and relatively high cost of thermal methods

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-03
CONTAINER PRODS
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The low pressures of these processes limit their dewatering capability.
The use of thermal methods is relatively expensive.
In known methods and devices for compacting a mass such as a biomass, the permissible compaction force may be limited by the requirement to contain solids of the mass in the compaction apparatus.
Such extrusion may clog the filter, requiring time consuming maintenance.

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[0036]The present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which illustrative embodiments of the invention are shown. In the drawings, the relative sizes of regions or features may be exaggerated for clarity. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

[0037]It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being “coupled” or “connected” to another element, it can be directly coupled or connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly coupled” or “directly connected” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Like numbers refer to like elem...

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Abstract

A compactor system for compressing a mass including liquid and solids includes: a pressure vessel defining a pressure chamber to hold the mass; a compaction mechanism to compress the mass in the pressure chamber to remove the liquid from the solids; a drain port communicating with the pressure chamber and through which the removed liquid drains out of the pressure chamber; drain piping fluidly connected to the drain port to direct the removed liquid to a collection site; and an influent system configured to inject an influent fluid into the pressure chamber through the drain port.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for compacting and, more particularly, methods and apparatus for compacting a mass to remove liquid therefrom.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]It is desirable to remove liquid from masses of the various types to prepare the mass for further processing. For example, there are many alternative energy applications for compacted, dewatered biomass including conversion to combustion feed, biodiesel, ethanol and others. Additionally, there are many potential applications for compacted biomass in fields other than alternative energy.[0003]There are numerous known methods and systems for dewatering biomass. Most such methods use thermal or mechanical processing. The mechanical methods typically include relatively low pressure compacting mechanisms, such as screw presses and roller presses. The low pressures of these processes limit their dewatering capability. The use of thermal methods is relatively expensiv...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B30B15/30B30B9/02
CPCB01D29/27B30B9/04B01D29/822
Inventor MURPHY, MICHAEL T.HENDRICKS, GARY RAY
Owner CONTAINER PRODS
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